Coding and Computational Thinking: Using Arduino to Acquire Problem-Solving Skills

Rossano, Veronica; Roselli, Teresa; Quercia, Gaetano

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48194-0_6

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“…At the elementary school level, for example, an innovative education approach grounded in project-based teaching is proposed by Lyu (2021),tackling the children's problem solving skills while assisted by the teachers. Another didactic approach by Rossano (2020), consists of teaching middle school students the basics of Arduino and coding through simple exercises and applying the newly acquired knowledge to real-life situations, like the management of a wooden rail crossing model. At the high school level, Yin (2022) uses a didactic process with four steps to show how using Arduino-based activities can improve CT and engineering learning.…”

Section: Computational Thinking and Sensorial Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital synesthesia in product design. Building a vocabulary of physical interactions for a sensible quantified self

Malakuczi,

Saviano,

Muscolo

et al. 2023

Connectivity and Creativity in Times of Conflict

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The paper explores the possibilities of presenting quantitative information in qualitative, expressive, engaging, and entertaining ways. To do so, experiments focus on a range of sporting activities, where numeric performance data tends to be prevalent, but there is also an aspect of self-awareness and community that can benefit from a connection enriched by carefully expressed data. In this context, through three design workshops, we examine the sensory and semiotic quality of the interactions, leveraging outputs in the form of haptic actuators, as well as subtle uses of lighting and kinematics. The exercises challenged participants to transform raw data into novel sensorial experiences through commonly available hardware (sensors and actuators) and software, constituting a meta-medium to be valorized with the same agility as conventional materials, albeit with an obviously shifting set of skills. Based on the scientific literature and experimental results, this contribution offers a mapping of possible values between individual and shared experiences, working towards a new vocabulary of tactile and kinetic experiences that may be useful for the creative industries.

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Section: Computational Thinking and Sensorial Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital synesthesia in product design. Building a vocabulary of physical interactions for a sensible quantified self

Malakuczi,

Saviano,

Muscolo

et al. 2023

Connectivity and Creativity in Times of Conflict

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Physical Computing Strategy to Support Students’ Coding Literacy: An Educational Experiment with Arduino Boards

Chung

Lou

2021

Applied Sciences

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The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of introduction of the physical computing strategy of Arduino Boards in a program design course on coding literacy and the effectiveness of the application in technical high school students. This study selected two classes of twelfth-grade students enrolled in a program design course at a technical high school in Southern Taiwan as the samples. One class was the control group (43 students), and the other was the experimental group (42 students). During the 18-week course, the control group carried out a DBL (design-based learning) programming project, and the experimental group carried out the DBL programming project using the physical computing strategy of Arduino boards. Pre- and posttests and a questionnaire survey were carried out, while ANCOVA (analysis of covariance) was used for evaluation purposes. In the course, students in the experimental group were randomly selected for semi-structured interviews to understand their learning status and to perform qualitative analysis and summarization. This study proposed the physical computing strategy of Arduino boards, featuring staged teaching content, practical teaching activities, and real themes and problem-solving tasks. The results show that the coding literacy of students in the different teaching strategy groups was significantly improved. However, in the Arduino course on DBL programming, the students in the experimental group had a significantly higher learning efficiency in coding literacy than those in the control group. Moreover, according to the qualitative analysis using student interviews, Arduino boards were found to improve students’ motivation to learn coding and to aid in systematically guiding students toward improving their coding literacy by combining their learning with DBL theory. Thus, Arduino technology can be effectively used to improve students’ programming abilities and their operational thinking in practically applying programming theories.

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Practice Promotes Learning: Analyzing Students’ Acceptance of a Learning-by-Doing Online Programming Learning Tool

2022

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Learning-by-doing is a pedagogical approach that helps in learning skills through practice. An online learning-by-doing tool, CodeLab, has been introduced to students undertaking the digital design and creation bachelor’s degree program at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. The tool has been used to facilitate and engage students, not well-acquainted with problem-solving techniques, in an introductory programming course. The aim of this study was to examine the factors that play vital roles in students’ acceptance of learning-by-doing tools that facilitate the development of problem-solving skills. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and the Use of Technology (UTAUT) model was used for this purpose and extended by adding the factor of motivation, which is essential for educational contexts. The results highlight that there is a strong relationship between acceptance and motivation, implying that students would use online learning-by-doing tools, such as CodeLab, depending on the amount of motivation and engagement while practicing the learning activities. A positive relationship between motivation and acceptance clearly supports the primary aim of using learning-by-doing tools in problem-solving courses.

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Coding and Computational Thinking: Using Arduino to Acquire Problem-Solving Skills

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Digital synesthesia in product design. Building a vocabulary of physical interactions for a sensible quantified self

Digital synesthesia in product design. Building a vocabulary of physical interactions for a sensible quantified self

Physical Computing Strategy to Support Students’ Coding Literacy: An Educational Experiment with Arduino Boards

Practice Promotes Learning: Analyzing Students’ Acceptance of a Learning-by-Doing Online Programming Learning Tool

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